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Intermediate Guitar Lesson 21

Major 7 Triads

By Brian Turner

In lessons 17-20 we constructed the aug, 6, 7, and Maj7 chords by omitting the 5th interval and replacing it with the appropriate interval. In the exercises 21-23 we will learn the Maj7, 7, and 6 chords by omitting the root and replacing it with the appropriate interval.

The root (1st interval) is the same note as the 8th (octave). If we lower the root down 1/2 tone (1 fret) we arrive at the 7. The resulting intervals are the 7, 3, and 5. The root has been omitted. The chord we have constructed is the a Cmaj7 as illustrated below.